Xperia tablet

If you liked the Sony Xperia Z2 and thought “I wish I had a tablet like that”, your minute-long wait is over. In addition to the Xperia Z2 smartphone, Sony is announcing a Z2 tablet as well. The 10.1-inch device keeps a lot of what makes the Xperia Z2 smartphone great, and packs it into an amazingly slim design.

On the heels of a recent bout of Android 4.3 updates for Sony's Xperia lines, the WiFi-only version of its 10-inch tablet, the Xperia Tablet Z, is finally seeing its share of attention. The update comes exactly a week after the company announced the update on its official blog.

Sony has expanded its promotional gimmick that it has started on its latest Xperia devices that gave users access to six full-length movies for free. But although the coverage of the promo has extended to cover a few new countries, it is still far from being widely available.

Sony has unveiled their latest tablet, well, technically the latest variant of the Xperia Tablet Z. This one is dubbed the Kitchen Edition and will be arriving for tablet loving foodies that happen to be located in the US. This Xperia Tablet Z is being touted as the "perfect kitchen companion" and will be arriving with both hardware and software related goodies for those who prefer to spend time in the kitchen.

The European Imaging and Sound Association or EISA has released the awardees of its famed European EISA Awards. And dominating the Mobile Devices category are not one or two, but four Android devices out of six mobile devices in total.

Sony has been busy lately with updates. Showing that the company can keep up with Samsung and the rest by offering timely updates to the latest version of Android. They recently pushed out OTAs for their newest Xperia phones, and now we're seeing the Xperia Tablet Z get Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean this week. Hopefully 4.3 isn't too far behind though.

Sony has kicked off Xperia Tablet Z pre-orders for those in the US market. Sony has the tablet available in a 16GB and 32GB model and also an option to choose between black or white. There has yet to be a final shipping date revealed, however Sony has said these pre-orders are estimated to begin shipping on May 24, 2013. And coming as a bonus for those who order before that date, Sony will be including a freebie.

From our limited time with Sony's new and impressive Xperia Tablet Z, we can say it is one sleek and thin tablet. They've managed to pack tons of hardware and a quality device into one svelte package, and now we're getting a look at the inside. Why wait for a third party to do it, when you can yourself. Enjoy the teardown video below provided by Sony.

Sony made a pretty big splash at CES this year with their new Xperia Z smartphone, but they decided to wait a few days before revealing its tablet sibling. Earlier this afternoon we reported on the just announced Xperia Tablet Z, and now we have some actual footage of the pad and not just press images. Check out the leaked picture and quick video after the break.

It's been a pretty exciting week for those of us who are looking forward to the rumored Sony Xperia Tablet Z. A few days back, reported specs for the tablet leaked out, and today, the date the new slate is debuting may just have been uncovered. The party responsible for this leak is none other than Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo, so almost immediately, this rumor becomes much easier to believe than most of the whispers that come through our doors.